Pain management poster
Pain management poster
Pain management poster
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IDENTIFYING PHYSICAL PAIN TYPES<br />
Type of <strong>Pain</strong> Location Description of <strong>Pain</strong> Examples Possible Treatments<br />
Nociceptive:<br />
Superficial Somatic<br />
Skin and mucosa<br />
Upper GIT and anus<br />
Burning, stinging or sharp pain<br />
Usually constant<br />
Well localised pain<br />
Lesions<br />
Ulcers<br />
Pressure sores<br />
Non-opioid analgesia<br />
Opioids and NSAIDs<br />
Non-pharmacological interventions:<br />
- CBT<br />
- Heat<br />
- Topical preparations<br />
Noiceptiv:<br />
Deep Somatic<br />
Muscles, joints and<br />
bones<br />
Aching, gnawing pain<br />
Generally well localised<br />
Osteoarthritis<br />
Fractures<br />
Non-opioid analgesia<br />
Opioids and NSAIDs<br />
Non-pharmacological interventions:<br />
- CBT<br />
- Heat<br />
- Exercise<br />
Noiceptive:<br />
Visceral <strong>Pain</strong><br />
Abdominal and<br />
thoracic organs<br />
Deep, cramping, squeezing pain<br />
Sometimes felt as pressure<br />
Diffuse pain, not usualle<br />
well localised<br />
May be referred to<br />
cutaneous sites<br />
Abdominal colic<br />
Bowel obstruction<br />
Non-opioid analgesia<br />
Opioids and NSAIDs<br />
Anti-spasmodics<br />
Non-pharmacological interventions:<br />
- CBT<br />
- Exercise<br />
Neuropathic pain<br />
Central and<br />
peripheral nervous<br />
systems<br />
Burning, shooting, electric<br />
shock,<br />
pins and needles<br />
May be referred to the area<br />
that nerve would normally<br />
supply<br />
Post-herpatic neuralgia<br />
(shingles)<br />
Diabetic neuralgia<br />
Post-stroke pain<br />
Phantom limb pain<br />
Sciatica<br />
Tumour infiltration into<br />
nerves<br />
Adjuvant analgesics:<br />
- Anti-depressants<br />
- Anti-convulsants<br />
- Anti-arrhythmics<br />
Topical preparations
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